Headlines Amaechi invites CRFFN board aspirants for meeting Segun Oladipupo The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has invited all candidates that have purchased form to contest for the position ... By maritimemagJanuary 25, 20220
Headlines Lekki Port: Amaechi expresses satisfaction at the increased pace of work Segun Oladipupo The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has expressed satisfaction at the level of work done at the ... By maritimemagJanuary 23, 20220
Headlines CRFFN earns N500 million from POF in five months. Segun Oladipupo The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) is said to have made a whooping sum of five ... By maritimemagJanuary 22, 20220
Headlines Truck owners threaten to drag NPA to court over extortion by TTP Abiola SeunTruck owners under the aegis of Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) has informed the Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports ... By maritimemagJanuary 21, 20220
Headlines Traffic control collapses, extortion thrives on Lagos Port road – Truck owners lament Abiola Seun Truck owners operating at the Lagos seaports have raised the alarm that the Nigerian Ports Authority’s (NPA’s) Electronic Call-up system has ... By maritimemagJanuary 18, 20220
Headlines LADOL retains ISO 45001:2018, 14001:2015 certifications Abiola Seun LADOL Free Zone, LADOL has once again renewed and retained its International Organization for Standardization, ISO 45001:2018+14001:2015 certifications. The certifications are ... By maritimemagJanuary 17, 20220
Headlines Singapore retains title as world’s busiest container port Port of Singapore defies global supply chain problems to remain buoyant and remains in pole position as the world’s busiest container transhipment port. ... By maritimemagJanuary 16, 20220
Headlines Shippers will pay more on shipping costs in 2022—Shipping analyst Costs for shipping goods by container will be higher in 2022 than ever before, even if spot rates soften, according to Xeneta Chief ... By maritimemagJanuary 15, 20220
Headlines Apprehension as union threatens strike against terminals operators, employers who fail to facilitate vaccination of workers Segun Oladipupo The leadership of Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has threatened industrial action against any terminal operator, ship owner that fails ... By maritimemagJanuary 15, 20220
Headlines Auditor-General indicts NPA in N40bn under- remittance Abiola Seun The Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has slammed the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) over its failure to recover and ... By maritimemagJanuary 14, 20220
Headlines MWUN, NPA renew pacts for efficient port operations . Segun Oladipupo Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Thursday renewed a synergy for ... By maritimemagJanuary 14, 20220
Headlines Maersk highlights critical constraints in container hubs Maersk has asked its customers to “bear with us” as COVID-19 outbreaks bring further disruption to global supply chains. In a customer advisory ... By maritimemagJanuary 12, 20220
Headlines Port congestion cost shippers $321m in added interest expenses in 2021 Cost of goods rose as retailers pay interest on merchandise stuck offshore While there has been extensive attention on how increased shipping ... By maritimemagJanuary 12, 20220
Headlines Shippers Council not protecting us enough- Lagos Shippers lament Abiola Seun The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) yesterday raised the alarm that they are not being protected enough by the Nigerian ... By maritimemagJanuary 12, 20220
Headlines Lekki Port reaches 80% completion — Port management Abiola Seun Nigeria’s quest to reclaim its spot as maritime hub in West and Central Africa is gathering momentum as the nation’s first ... By maritimemagJanuary 7, 20220
Headlines Manufacturers decry impediments in cargo clearing procedures at ports Abiola Seun The Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have asked the federal government to remove the impediments in ... By maritimemagJanuary 5, 20220